Report on an enquiry into wages and hours of labour in the cotton mill industry, 1926

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Identifikator:: 1827868163

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-221455

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Report on an enquiry into wages and hours of labour in the cotton mill industry, 1926

Place of publication:: Bombay

Publisher:: Government Central Press

Year of publication:: 1930

Scope:: III, 172 S.; zahlr. Tab

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter VII. Earnings

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31 Sholapur the average daily earnings of male and female doffers were practically the same at each centre, and half time doffers earned about half the wages paid to women. As between Bombay and Ahmedabad, men in Bombay earned one anna and six pies more and women an anna more than in Ahmedabad. (4) Winders 120. Both men and women are employed in the Winding Depart- ment. Where greater skill is required men are employed but women workers predominate. The number of winders returned from the three centres amounted to 6,029 or a little more than 8 per cent. of the total number of workers covered by the Census. Out of these, 5,528 or 91°69 per cent. Were women but the proprotionate distribution of men and women workers varied as between centre and centre. In Bombay, only 228 or 4°69 percent. of the 4,861 winders returned were men. In Ahmedabad 177 out of 812 winders or 21°80 per cent. were men, and in Sholapur 96 out of 356 or 26°97 per cent. were male workers. The higher percentage at Sholapur is due to the fact that no pirn winding was entrusted to women. Winders ave generally piece workers who are paid per pound of yarn wound according to the nature of the winding and the fineness of the yarn, the finer the yarn the greater the length per pound and the longer the time to wind it and hence, naturally, the higher the rate per pound. Wages are also paid on time rates but to a very limited extent, the ratio of workers on time rates to those on piece rates being about 1: 16 on the combined figures for all centres. The distribution of male and female winders according to type of winding and basis of payment is shown, by centres, in the following table :— Distribution of Winders Number returned in Sex Groups Class of Winders Bombay on Ahmedabad on Time Ratoa Piece Rates Time Rates Piece Rates “Grey Winders. . Colour Winders Pirn Winders. . Cheese Winders 3 1a 1 113 0 136 17 Vien A Al Winders 16 212 94 153 Women .. “Grey Winders. . Colour Winders Pirn Winders .. Cheese Winder: 22 12 (43 11 2,387 “s L103 6 720 | 12 298 Q 434 171 ts, . a All Winders ..' 26 | 609 rem [men i i Men and All Winders or} 204 | 4.657 | 50 762 Women. | MO BR 36—4a Sholapur on Time Rates Piece Rates 06 G8 149 111 280 1 oa | 260

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